The
vehicle is a Ford Transit with a Luton body.
It is equipped with solar electric and solar thermal collectors
and a roof-top wind turbine. Electrical energy from the
PV (photovoltaic) panels, wind turbine and engine is stored
in a 220 amp-hour battery bank and is then transformed into
230V AC, to power appliances such a micro-wave, refrigerator,
lights and radio
Heat comes from 6m2 solar heat collectors and waste heat
from the engine. It is stored in a 500litre hot water tank
and then distributed to hot taps, a shower and a novel under-floor
heating system.
The vehicle is powered by a diesel engine fuelled by bio-diesel
fuel.